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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     326,202</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      90,891</td>
<td class="r data">     103,905</td>
<td class="r data">       1,324</td>
<td class="r data">     129,906</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">    39.8</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     372,557</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     103,029</td>
<td class="r data">     122,780</td>
<td class="r data">       1,655</td>
<td class="r data">     144,931</td>
<td class="r data">         162</td>
<td class="r data">    38.9</td>
<td class="r data">    53.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     393,143</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     114,949</td>
<td class="r data">     133,648</td>
<td class="r data">       2,751</td>
<td class="r data">     141,612</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
<td class="r data">    51.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     378,325</td>
<td class="r data">       1,333</td>
<td class="r data">     111,250</td>
<td class="r data">     133,198</td>
<td class="r data">       2,994</td>
<td class="r data">     129,390</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
<td class="r data">    48.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     366,689</td>
<td class="r data">       1,763</td>
<td class="r data">     114,875</td>
<td class="r data">     129,124</td>
<td class="r data">       3,263</td>
<td class="r data">     117,482</td>
<td class="r data">         182</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     334,245</td>
<td class="r data">       2,716</td>
<td class="r data">     105,432</td>
<td class="r data">     119,485</td>
<td class="r data">       3,449</td>
<td class="r data">     103,000</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">    31.1</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     308,702</td>
<td class="r data">       5,096</td>
<td class="r data">      98,296</td>
<td class="r data">     110,036</td>
<td class="r data">       3,682</td>
<td class="r data">      91,389</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">    30.1</td>
<td class="r data">    44.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     282,876</td>
<td class="r data">      15,471</td>
<td class="r data">      92,368</td>
<td class="r data">      94,629</td>
<td class="r data">       3,570</td>
<td class="r data">      76,676</td>
<td class="r data">         162</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
<td class="r data">    43.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     264,967</td>
<td class="r data">      45,518</td>
<td class="r data">      88,680</td>
<td class="r data">      73,279</td>
<td class="r data">       3,742</td>
<td class="r data">      53,595</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     239,160</td>
<td class="r data">      54,660</td>
<td class="r data">      81,517</td>
<td class="r data">      62,068</td>
<td class="r data">       3,524</td>
<td class="r data">      37,285</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">    36.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     320,701</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      90,381</td>
<td class="r data">     102,629</td>
<td class="r data">       1,310</td>
<td class="r data">     126,207</td>
<td class="r data">         174</td>
<td class="r data">    39.4</td>
<td class="r data">    54.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     367,067</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     102,569</td>
<td class="r data">     121,543</td>
<td class="r data">       1,651</td>
<td class="r data">     141,146</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">    53.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     387,490</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     114,418</td>
<td class="r data">     132,445</td>
<td class="r data">       2,730</td>
<td class="r data">     137,717</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">    35.5</td>
<td class="r data">    50.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     372,551</td>
<td class="r data">       1,326</td>
<td class="r data">     110,682</td>
<td class="r data">     132,034</td>
<td class="r data">       2,973</td>
<td class="r data">     125,380</td>
<td class="r data">         156</td>
<td class="r data">    33.8</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     360,041</td>
<td class="r data">       1,757</td>
<td class="r data">     113,927</td>
<td class="r data">     127,961</td>
<td class="r data">       3,239</td>
<td class="r data">     112,981</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">    31.5</td>
<td class="r data">    46.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     328,240</td>
<td class="r data">       2,704</td>
<td class="r data">     104,687</td>
<td class="r data">     118,487</td>
<td class="r data">       3,426</td>
<td class="r data">      98,776</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">    30.3</td>
<td class="r data">    44.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     302,831</td>
<td class="r data">       5,073</td>
<td class="r data">      97,656</td>
<td class="r data">     109,019</td>
<td class="r data">       3,651</td>
<td class="r data">      87,234</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     277,094</td>
<td class="r data">      15,387</td>
<td class="r data">      91,761</td>
<td class="r data">      93,798</td>
<td class="r data">       3,546</td>
<td class="r data">      72,440</td>
<td class="r data">         162</td>
<td class="r data">    27.7</td>
<td class="r data">    42.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     260,060</td>
<td class="r data">      45,317</td>
<td class="r data">      88,091</td>
<td class="r data">      72,614</td>
<td class="r data">       3,718</td>
<td class="r data">      50,169</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">    23.4</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     234,417</td>
<td class="r data">      54,444</td>
<td class="r data">      80,983</td>
<td class="r data">      61,364</td>
<td class="r data">       3,505</td>
<td class="r data">      34,017</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">    34.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,493</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,165</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    86.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,499</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,132</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    85.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       2,647</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         315</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,215</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    83.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       2,680</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">         330</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,225</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    83.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,833</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">         338</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,250</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    79.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,705</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">         325</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,137</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    79.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,557</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">         327</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,029</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    79.8</td>
<td class="r data">    86.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,291</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">         174</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,828</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,986</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,494</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">    88.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,770</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,322</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,008</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         446</td>
<td class="r data">       1,013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,534</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    51.0</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,991</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         378</td>
<td class="r data">         953</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,653</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,006</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         416</td>
<td class="r data">         888</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">       1,680</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,094</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         447</td>
<td class="r data">         834</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">       1,785</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,815</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         708</td>
<td class="r data">         825</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">       2,251</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,300</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         518</td>
<td class="r data">         673</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">       2,087</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,314</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         459</td>
<td class="r data">         690</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">       2,126</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,491</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">         433</td>
<td class="r data">         595</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">       2,408</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,921</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">         406</td>
<td class="r data">         482</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,932</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    68.0</td>
<td class="r data">    79.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,973</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">         380</td>
<td class="r data">         526</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,946</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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